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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 663518, member: 19463&quot;]My problem with this coin is a bit different.&nbsp; The vast majority if not all genuine Alexander silver coins bear some sort of mint mark, control mark or minor device in the reverse field or under the chair.&nbsp; I have one with no device and slightly barbarous style which I believe is ancient but not official.&nbsp; The weight of this added to the strangeness of style (strange in a different way than the hundreds of genuine variations I&#039;ve seen which can be strange themselves) makes me think the coin may be ancient but an ancient of barbarous origin.&nbsp; Were it a modern fake copied from an original, I&#039;d expect the faker would have copied the minor device.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If the coin is ancient but unofficial, its value is not all that different from a genuine coin of the same grade ($200?).&nbsp; I believe the correct action is to show it in person to a dealer at a major show (Baltimore, Chicago, NYC etc.) who has at least a dozen of the coins in stock (avoid experts who have seen fewer coins than you have).&nbsp; From the photo, I&#039;d not accept the coin as genuine but I&#039;d not throw it out either.&nbsp; Is it worth the price of a certificate?&nbsp; Your call.&nbsp; The certificate worth having is by David Sear ($40-50) <a href="http://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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